Albie Lopez vs. Dale Thayer — Career Comparison

Albie Lopez
Gen XArizonaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaTampa Bay RaysAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Dale Thayer
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Albie Lopez built a career as a starting pitcher and Dale Thayer as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Dale Thayer led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 132 vs 99), run prevention (ERA+ 117 vs 108), and strikeout rate (K%+ 95 vs 88). Albie Lopez held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 102 vs 91). Role difference aside, Dale Thayer holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Albie Lopez and Dale Thayer

Albie Lopez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Albie Lopez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
297
3.18
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
264
9.44
Albie Lopez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.98
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Albie Lopez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.5
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.39
Albie Lopez
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.62
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.61
Albie Lopez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.76
44.76
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.29
39.29
Albie Lopez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30.98
30.98
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Albie Lopez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.09
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Albie Lopez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.05
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Albie Lopez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.04
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.32
Albie Lopez
Career
Per 9 Innings
462
4.94
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
3.47
Albie Lopez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.94
4.94
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.47
3.47
Albie Lopez
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.08
5.08
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.41
3.41
Albie Lopez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.69
4.69
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.7
3.7
Albie Lopez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.251
0.251
Albie Lopez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2524
27
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
755
27
Albie Lopez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
841.1
9
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
251.2
9
Albie Lopez
Career
Per 9 Innings
938
10.03
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
239
8.55
Albie Lopez
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.03
10.03
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.55
8.55
Albie Lopez
Career
Per 9 Innings
112
1.2
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
1.07
Albie Lopez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.2
1.2
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.07
1.07
Albie Lopez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.38
0.38
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Albie Lopez
Career
Per 9 Innings
343
3.67
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
2.36
Albie Lopez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.3
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.46
Albie Lopez
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.67
3.67
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.36
2.36
Albie Lopez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
558
5.97
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
213
7.62
Albie Lopez
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.97
5.97
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.62
7.62
Albie Lopez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.88
1.88
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.81
0.81
Albie Lopez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.071
1.071
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.109
1.109
Albie Lopez
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.36
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.29
Albie Lopez
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.19
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.18
Albie Lopez
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Albie Lopez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3713
39.72
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1042
37.26
Albie Lopez
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.67
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
2.65
Albie Lopez
Career
Per 9 Innings
511
5.47
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
3.72
Albie Lopez
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.47
5.47
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.72
3.72
Albie Lopez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.27
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.36
Albie Lopez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.25
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.29
Albie Lopez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
0.94
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.57
Albie Lopez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.523
1.523
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.212
1.212
Albie Lopez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3304
35.34
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
953
34.08
Albie Lopez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.72
1.72
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.39
0.39
Albie Lopez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.314
0.314
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.294
0.294
Albie Lopez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.72
39.72
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.26
37.26

Fielding Stats for Albie Lopez and Dale Thayer

Albie Lopez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Albie Lopez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
297
3.18
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
264
9.44
Albie Lopez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.98
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Albie Lopez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2524
27
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
755
27
Albie Lopez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
841.1
9
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
251.2
9
Albie Lopez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.46
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.32
Albie Lopez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
1.13
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.64
Albie Lopez
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.11
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Albie Lopez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
159
1.7
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
1
Albie Lopez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
149
1.59
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.97
Albie Lopez
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.71
93.71
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.43
96.43
Albie Lopez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.502
0.502
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.102
0.102
Albie Lopez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30.98
30.98
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Albie Lopez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.06
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.07
Albie Lopez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Albie Lopez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Albie Lopez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Albie Lopez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Albie Lopez and Dale Thayer

Albie Lopez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Albie Lopez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
297
3426.92
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
264
52800
Albie Lopez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
52
600
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Albie Lopez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46
530.77
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Albie Lopez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.044
0.044
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Albie Lopez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.221
0.221
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Albie Lopez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
23.08
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Albie Lopez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
23.08
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Albie Lopez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Albie Lopez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Albie Lopez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Albie Lopez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Albie Lopez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
Albie Lopez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Albie Lopez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
Albie Lopez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
1.38
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Albie Lopez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
23.08
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Albie Lopez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
57.69
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Albie Lopez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.102
0.102
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Albie Lopez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.044
0.044
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Albie Lopez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.146
0.146
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Albie Lopez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Albie Lopez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.057
0.057
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Albie Lopez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Albie Lopez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.095
0.095
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Albie Lopez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Albie Lopez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Albie Lopez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Albie Lopez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-2.81
-32.4
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.31
-62.13
Albie Lopez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.54
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Albie Lopez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
23.08
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Albie Lopez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Albie Lopez
Career
Per 600 PA
25
288.46
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Albie Lopez
Career
Per 600 PA
2.08
2.08
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Albie Lopez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Albie Lopez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
34.62
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Albie Lopez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Albie Lopez
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.54
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Albie Lopez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Albie Lopez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Albie Lopez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Albie Lopez
Career
Per 600 PA
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA